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Half-Steppers lose sprints, but set to win race for future

Who puts ice in their socks? That’s exactly what Richmond Half-Stepper Robert Freeman, 7, did after completing a race at the Amateur Athletic Union Junior...

Half-Steppers return home, give their best effort in New Orleans

The Richmond track squad did their best and has never run faster, but it just wasn’t quite good enough on the national stage.

Season on the line for Half-Steppers

This is it. This is where the Half-Steppers lay everything on the line—if not they’ll be steppin’ in the stands Saturday as spectators, while others...

Half-Steppers take break from track, hike all over New Orleans

After a tough day of competition Tuesday, the Half-Steppers stepped out into New Orleans to enjoy some fun and relaxation in the city.

Heat, 400-yard record breakers, slow Half-Steppers’ winning stride

Day two of the Junior Olympics competition at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans was a roller coaster of sorts for the Richmond Half-Steppers’ coaches...

Tropical storm, rule changes make for rough first day for Half-Steppers

Half-Steppers’ coach Eric Avery sounded a little tired on the phone Monday night, if not a slightly frustrated, as he reported on the team’s first...

Meet the ‘Half-Steppers,’ this week’s athletes, Richmond’s future

Get to know this band of 18 Richmond athletes, ranging in age from 5 to 16; ten boys and eight girls,

Half-Steppers board bus, Junior Olympics final destination

For the past year the Richmond Half-Steppers have been going up and down the state of California to qualify for the Amateur Athletic Union Junior...

Half-Steppers’ final tune-up for Junior Olympics

Half-Stepper head coach Johnny Holmes stood around Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park track Wednesday evening waiting for Moses “Bullet” Baker, age 8, — the...

Council approves money, ‘Half-Steppers’ ready to run in New Orleans

The city of Richmond will foot the bill to send a track team of local kids to New Orleans.